What is the difference in intentional homicides between Portugal and Spain?

0.0291 per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: Intentional homicides

Portugal

0.72 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Spain

0.6909 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal rank

149th

Spain rank

152nd

Intentional homicides over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.72 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.0291 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 149th and Spain ranks 152nd of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.29 per 100,000 people	1.14 per 100,000 people	0.1522 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2000s	1.14 per 100,000 people	1.32 per 100,000 people	0.1765 per 100,000 people	Spain
2010s	0.9502 per 100,000 people	0.7028 per 100,000 people	0.2474 per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.7634 per 100,000 people	0.6604 per 100,000 people	0.103 per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 0.72 per 100,000 people against 0.6909 per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Portugal and Spain?: 0.0291 per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for intentional homicides?: Portugal ranks 149th and Spain ranks 152nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.